Monday, May 9, 2016

City Council Asks Parents What Gender Their Four-Year-Olds "Most Identify With"

The
Brighton and Hove, England, City Council wrote to parents of students as young
as four-years-old asking them to record on a form what gender their children
“most identify with” before starting school. It
recently contacted the parents, urging them to support their child’s choice of “gender identity,” via a letter confirming
primary school places.

The letter, sent to thousands of parents preparing to
send kids to new schools later this year,
also requested they leave the gender section of the forms blank if their
child had “another gender identity” altogether. The missive continued: “We
recognize that not all children and young people identify with the gender they
were assigned at birth or may identify as a gender other than male or female,
however the current systems (set nationally) only record gender as male or
female. Please support your child to choose the gender they most identify with.
Or if they have another gender identity, please leave this blank and discuss
with your child’s school.”

They recognize that not all children may identify as a gender other than male or female? At four years old, how many “other
genders” do they think kids are aware of? One thing is for certain, we have to
rid ourselves of that old, paternalistic national system that only recognizes
male and female genders, else where would we find ourselves?!

Though the letter is redundant and poorly written, at
least it is meddling, offensive and insane. What more could you want from a
City Council or school district?

Many parents were understandably appalled by the letter.
One mother stated: “Children at school should be free to develop their
identity. They are not adults — let them enjoy the innocence and creativity of
their childhood.” Tory MP Andrew Bridgen said: “Schools should be teaching kids
to read and write, not prompting them to consider gender swaps.”

Daily Trivia Quiz Answer

Today's Answer: Andrew Jackson. ("Poll" got so worked up before the service he apparently had to be removed from the premises, as he was cussing long and loud).

Q) What words appear on the front of the penny, nickel, dime and quarter, alongside the likeness of presidents?

A) "Liberty" and "In God We Trust"

An Ode To Life

Appreciate all you have, as it- and you- will soon be gone. Leave no heartfelt words unspoken, no sweet gesture incomplete, no act of love undone. Love your spouse with passion and abandon, your kids with patience and understanding but also a firm guidance. Love also the truth, no matter how hard. If pursued by enough people with enough courage, it really will set us free.

And don't forget, we didn't ask to be born. We didn't create ourselves. We are not gods. There is a higher power.

Fireworks of the Mind

Write It Up

Whence Shall Come Another?

True Then, True Now

"If you will not fight for right when you can easily win without bloodshed; if you will not fight when your victory is sure and not too costly; you may come to the moment when you will have to fight with all the odds against you and only a precarious chance of survival. There may even be a worse case. You may have to fight when there is no hope of victory, because it is better to perish than to live as slaves."- Winston Churchill

Time Well Wasted

The power lies within your hands To do with what you may But the hourglass is filled with sands Of endless yesterdays